Bilateral ovarian removal during hysterectomy: what is done and what should be done.
OBJECTIVE
Discussion of the indications for bilateral removal of the ovaries at hysterectomy after the age of forty.


METHODS
A multicenter survey involving 50 university centres and regional hospitals was carried out.


RESULTS
The majority of French Obs-Gyn carry out bilateral removal of adnexa when the patient is over fifty years old, rather than after forty years of age.


CONCLUSIONS
Reducing mortality due to ovarian cancer is commendable, as is the reduction of morbidity due to ovarian cysts and pathology after hysterectomy, but it is necessary to evaluate the cost of prematurely induced menopause.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors believe that an age limit of forty years is too low. A consensus has emerged for performing bilateral removal of the ovaries after the age of fifty in the absence of a history of pelvic adhesions and/or endometriosis. It is necessary to explore the condition of the ovaries during the laparotomy.
Fignon
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Foetal Medicine and Human Reproduction, University Hospital Bretonneau, Tours, France. fignon@med.univ-tours.fr
Marret
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Lansac
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004414:Dyspareunia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008594:Menopause, Premature; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010146:Pain; D011183:Postoperative Complications